3D Printing for Electric Vehicles: Discovering Design Freedom and Mass Customization from the Electrification Revolution

Alex Stern is focused on examining key macro trends affecting Autodesk and its environment and translating those trends into company-wide strategies to continuously improve their customers' ability to take advantage of these trends. Before joining Autodesk, Alex worked in management consulting, helping clients accelerate their business transformation initiatives. Prior to his consulting career, Alex worked at BMW Group in Munich in R&D strategy and innovation management. Based in Autodesk's Munich office, he enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family.

Matteo is a design strategy expert with experience in robotics, industrial design, automotive and architecture. Starting as a mechanical engineer, he has spent the first part of his career as a studio engineer of Chris Bangle and Giugiaro. After that experience, he became the engineering coordinator of mobility projects and head of R&D of various projects including Scribit at MIT SCL work. At the same time, he developed an academic career starting as a tutor and becoming a researching at Politecnico of Turin, Tsinghua University and Stanford, talking cities and living of the future. Since 2019, he has been the CPO of PixMoving, an autonomous driving company, helping the global market and leading the product team.

Stephanie (Monsanty) Hendrixson reports on 3D printing technology and applications as executive editor for Additive Manufacturing. She is also co-host of The Cool Parts Show, a video series that highlights unique, unusual and weird 3D printed parts, and co-host and creator of the AM Radio podcast.

Stephanie got her start in manufacturing media in 2012, through an internship with AM's sister publication Modern Machine Shop, and continues to contribute to MMS as a guest blogger. She is the local ambassador for the Cincinnati chapter of Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP). In 2019 Stephanie was named among Temboo’s 20 Women in Manufacturing That Are Influencing the Industry, and previously appeared in a panel discussion on “Digital Transformation: Gaining a Competitive Advantage with Data and Diversity” hosted by Women in Big Data at IMTS 2018.

Stephanie holds a B.A. in English literature and history from the University of Mount Union, as well as an M.A. in professional writing from the University of Cincinnati. She currently serves on the UC Professional Writing Advisory Board. Stephanie is an avid runner, food enthusiast and sourdough baker. She lives in Ohio with her husband Paul and rescue cats Artemis and Freya.